by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 18, 2018 | Food, Recipe
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we recommend following seasonal cues when selecting foods to eat. We focus on local, seasonally available foods and think about the temperature outside (as well as how hot or cold we feel) when we choose ingredients and recipes....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 28, 2018 | Food
Every year I attend the CHFA (Canadian Health Food Association) Health Show in Vancouver. It’s for natural health food and supplement retailers, wholesalers, and practitioners to attend, and I usually find at least a few interesting items that are new to me....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 8, 2018 | Food, Recipe
Easy healthy vegetarian recipe I was on the hunt for an easy, healthy vegetarian recipe to make for breakfast. I’m usually a breakfast-specific breakfast person. That is, I usually have oatmeal, but would also consider eggs, pancakes, waffles, french toast, or...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 20, 2017 | Food, Recipe
Today I made a super easy healthy soup recipe. I’ve mentioned in the past how much my dogs love veggies, and while Hana’s favourite is kale stalks, both of them love carrots. As a result, I buy carrots and cut them into sticks for them to have a treat...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 10, 2017 | Digestion, Food, Recipe
Perhaps you’ve heard about the health benefits of fermented foods. But maybe you’ve only tried yogurt and sauerkraut and perhaps miso soup. I just recently purchased the ebook “Planting Seeds of Nourishment” by nutritionist, Yvette DuMouchel,...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Aug 2, 2017 | Chinese herbs, energy, fertility, Food, Healthy Habits, Herbs and Supplements, immune system, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Goji berries are not a food I would normally consider local. Grown mostly in China, goji berries are a challenge to grow in Canada. That’s why so few places do. But, fortunate for us, there is one farm in the Lower Mainland amongst that short list, and this week...
